The Battery Dance Festival, the city's longest-running free public dance festival, will next month begin its 44th edition with the re-opening of the Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park on Saturday, August 9.
When I first came into contact with hip hop ... it was a very empowering time and moment,... at the age of 26 after my classical training, I felt compelled to reach back and connect to that part of me I left behind in Los Angeles.